Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-13
BAPIIsTs' UNION MEETING.
Large Attendance and Interesting
Services Last Night.

The congregation last night was the
largest yet assembled in these meetings, the
spacious audence.roOm Of the Second Bap.
ti>t church being well-Glled with deeply
interested congregation.
Dr. Hatcher led the meeting in bis hap
pie,t vein, and announced as the topic Of
the evening, "Chrlst IN Onr Closet"
The exercises We're opened with several
very sweet gospel hymns. and fervent and
appropriate prayers led by MCssrS. j. j.
Hopkins and Il. W. Powers.
Rev. Dr. :. a. Goodwin read from the
first chapter Of Mark, which, he said,
brought out the fact that prayer iits us for
work and work fOP prayer, and suggested
the topic, Jesus in tbe Closet"
He earnestly insisted that there can be-
no leal piety without meeting Christ in the
closet going TO Him for grace and strength
10 help in every time OF need. He brought
out the readiness Of Jesus to meet us in
our closets. 10 forgive our sins, and 10
help lis la every hour OF need. He clearly
brought out and eloquently illustrated and
enforced the point that there can be n0rell
strength, no real power. no rcnl success IN
our work, without meeting Jesus in the
closet aud agon'Zlng for His blessing. The
revival We need i one that begins in the
closet. It may be with some humble
woman who has been wrestling with " the
angel OF the covenant and has secured
heart.pOWer
DR.. Cooper spoke earnestly and effectively
of the power OF prayer and the nect >,ity Of
using IT,
Prayer by Or. 4. G. Brown.
Dr. J. William Jones urged that the real
.ourcc of power is Christ in the closet;
that while large meetings and these public
service, were very desirable, what we need
most OF all T. tO have men and women meet.
ing Christ I'm the closet and wrestling with
Him for Ills blessing on these meetings.
md on the churches, homes, and hearts OF
Richmond.
Rev. Dr G.. n. Corey madeavery effective
talk on TIE point that while II j. desirIblc
10 have when possible a suitable place for
secret prayer, yet every place may be con
yerted into a closet that the counting
room, the Office. the shop, the marts Of
trade. the busy, bu,tling streets, the crowd
NAV be made "cl0sets" where we may
meet with Christ and receive His rlch
blessing.
Mr. Jack Turpin led In ieTyent prayer.
DR.. Landrum spoke Of secret PRAYER A.
an evidence OF real conversion. He did not
mean "saying prayers" but real prayer
and insisted that one who does not meet
Christ in The closet has no right 20 call him.
self a Christian. He earnestly and very ei-
feclivcly enforced bis point.
Mr.. Jack Turpin told Of large congrega.
ton Of young men who met at Leigh street
Baptist church last sunday afternoon H. the
result Of these meetings, and spoke earnest
" and hopefully Of the power aud pros
poets Of these meetings. Rev. j. B. Hut.
sOn led i'm appropriate prayer.
DR.. Hatcher made very approprilte and
effective closing talk, in which he illus
trsted and enforced the point that we need
lesl closets and need to carry Our closets to
cur daily toll,
Rev. s. c. Clopton made the closing
prayer.
The congregation was the largest yet as
sembed and the meeting one OF great
power.
The topic tonight for the meeting at the
same place second Baptist cburch-will
be "Ilow to Reach and Save the Uncon-
yerted."